JLPT N3 Intermediate
詰まる
To be clogged, blocked, packed full, stuck, or shortened
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詰まります polite form
詰まった plain past
詰まって te-form
詰まらない plain negative
1 Intransitive Verb
To be blocked / clogged
Describes a passage or opening that is obstructed, preventing air, liquid, or objects from passing through.
Example
シンク が 詰まって 、 水 が 流れ ない 。
The sink is clogged and the water won't drain.
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2 Intransitive Verb
To be packed / full
Indicates that a space, container, or schedule is tightly filled with no room to spare.
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3 Intransitive Verb
To get shorter / shrink
Refers to a reduction in length, width, or the interval between two points.
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4 Intransitive Verb
To be stuck / at a loss
Used when the flow of speech or action stops abruptly because one is overwhelmed or unable to answer.
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